GROUP 2 1940 1959 TAM 2 I. Interior Trim & Instruments K. Floor Covering 2012 dition
ection V - Technical Advisors Comments This information should be used by the Chief Judge to help answer questions or to break possible ties. Unfortunately all years are not covered in detail. There will be questions that still may not be answered by the information provided. The Chief Judge should then use his/her expertise and make a decision. If any year is missing, it is because the Tech Advisor felt the Judging heets and Worksheets were sufficient to judge that year, or because no input was received. It is hoped that additional information will be added to this section to develop a better standard to judge the various years against. 1940 I. Interior Trim and Bright Work Windshield wiper knob was a round, knurled knob that did not have a tail on it like the P15 knobs which are seen many times on these cars. Push button knobs on the radio have clear plastic covers with the station call letters visible (many cars are fitted with the later P15 radio with chrome push buttons which is incorrect.) Trunks were lined with a tiger stripe type material on the sidewalls while the back wall is black fibre-board. No pecifics 1941 1942 I. Internal Trim & Instruments Heater control panel located beneath the radio grille apparently could be either wood grained as on the dash or chromed. Literature and cars seen indicate that the woodgrain finish predominated. teering wheel was an off-white or light beige color and had the hand grips at bottom as in 1941. Center emblem retainer same color as wheel. Control knobs had concave sides as in 1941 rather than wedge shape of 1946-1948, were ivory in color. Factory radio (Model 801) had ivory inserts in the Off, Dial and tation selection buttons and knobs were ivory as well (as opposed to all chrome in 1946-1948). Dash woodgrain used a light gray background with mostly vertical grain markings in slightly darker graybrown. ome horizontal lines. imilar to 1941 but much lighter. Quite different from 1946-1948. Original 1942 models have been found with light gray head liner. Tan head liner was not used on all models.
K. Floor Covering Front floor mat, pedals, steering post cover and doorsill mats were all brown. Apparently black became available later but were probably rare. 1946-1948 Radio, heater (single or dual), clock, map light, glove box light, turn signals, trunk light, back-up light, under hood light, spotlights, fog lights, cigar lighter, locking gas cap, rear view mirrors (cowl mounted), tire valve extension, seat covers, outside sun visor, and license plate frames, fender skirts were dealerinstalled and not O..M. Rear fender chrome stone shields were a dealer installed accessory and not O..M equipment. I. Internal Trim & Instruments teering wheel column, handbrake and cowl vent handle along with center of dash was Vogue Brown. This brown has an ultra fine gold metallic mist mixed into it, and is extremely hard to duplicate. I have it available. Five (5) button or seven (7) button radios are acceptable but not the Motorola Dial head type. eats in the P-15-C were partially covered with striped material. Door panels in the P-15-C were partially covered with striped or solid material. Arm rests and dual sun visors standard on P-15-C. In addition, early 1946 four door sedans should also be fitted with a rear seat robe rail. 1949 lectric clock was available for this year. Two styles of radio were available - the Deluxe (model 803, 8 tube, 7 pushbutton Philco) and the model (603, 6 tube, 5 pushbutton Motorola) fits right in with the trim on the dashboard. Both fit the pecial Deluxe grille identically. Can have different types of outside rear view mirrors, one with spotlight on front and one without. Turn signals were a factory option in 1949. Heaters - there were 3 models available, models 100, 300 and 550. ome other not so common accessories include the spark plug waterproofing kit (ver-dry cover kit), and the emergency brake indicator light on the dash. I. Internal Trim and Instruments No woodgrain was used on the 1949 & 1950 convertibles. Dash & garnish mouldings were body color. Dash had accent color on cluster panel, glove box door, etc.) Door upholstery on 1949 pecial Deluxe sedan and Club coupe was 2 shades of gray (light above the trim bar, darker below) plus maroon vinyl at bottom, which matches front seat base cover. Arm rests have pin striped seat upholstery pattern, which is different pin stripe than the 1950 seat material. K. Floor covering No carpeting was used in 1949. Rubber in both back and front, front has rib pattern.
1950 Heater, three options available & universal MOPAR under dash unit. Lighter optional on all models. Radio rear speaker option, body is punched for speaker in center of parcel tray behind the rear seat. Radio grille standard on PL DLX, optional on others. Wheel covers generally red circle with sailboat but some carry over from 1949 - optional on all models. I. Internal Trim & Instruments Parking brake handle same color as steering column, warning light optional. Keys are aluminum with DPCD logo. ome variation depending on place of manufacture. Trunk mat either rubber or fabric - fabric bindings are maroon in color. 1951 pecial 45 or 50 amp police heavy duty generators were available. A special taxi package was offered also. I. Internal Trim & Instruments Instruments were grouped in one cluster in front of the driver: the beautiful, dark, horizontal wood grain was gone, replaced with a sort of vertically-grained finish. The ash receiver was a sliding drawer, cut out in the grained panel, with a pull knob which didn t match other dash protuberances. The radio grille consisted of 3 mesh covered wide rectangular cut-outs below the radio. Ignition-starter switch was relocated to the right of the steering column; the handbrake control was now a T handle. New steering wheel horn ring carried a beautifully enameled red center behind a sailing ship, and the steering wheel hub was larger in diameter, making possible a built-in turn signal switch in the hub cup behind the wheel. New upholstery patterns were offered; Broadcloth was now standard on the 3-passenger coupe, as it continued to be on the 2-door sedan. The uburban still had vinyl, but the avoy came in Bedford Cord with vinyl trim just like the convertible. The Cranbrook club coupe and sedan offered Broadcloth or Herringbone Weave. Belvedere upholstery choices were blue or green striped broadcloth or striped Herringbone Weave with vinyl trim to harmonize with body color.
1952 Few changes from 1951 models. I. Interior Trim & Instruments The instrument panel now had a solid color Lustre Tone finish instead of graining. The speedometer face was slightly different than À À51, and the 4 gauges used black on white instead of vice-versa. The steering wheel ship ornament was set against a black instead of red enamel background. New materials in the closed cars. With the exception of the wagons, upholstery in the Concord and Cambridge cars was now neutral colored textured weave fabric, while the Cranbrook Club Coupe and 4 door had blue or green textured weave, depending on exterior body color. uburbans still had vinyl, but the Concord avoy had blue or red triped Bedford Cord with matching vinyl trim, quite similar to the convertible. The latter offered blue Bedford Cord with blue or black vinyl, or maroon Bedford with maroon vinyl. The Belvedere had unique upholstery combinations: Blue, Black-Gray, or Beige Textured-Weave fabric with, respectively, Gray, Green, or Tan vinyl trim. 1953 Available were a rear mounted continental spare, turn signals, tinted glass, foam rubber seats, two speed wipers and a clock. Power steering was not available in 1953.
1954 and tandard quipment 1954 marked the first use of Civil Defense markings on the radio at 640 and 1240 Kz. As this radio will interchange with the 1953, it should NOT be found in a 1953 model. All 1951 to 1954 models: with the addition of power brakes as an option on the 1954 models, a dealer retrofit kit was released to install power brakes on ALL 1952, 1952 and 1953 Plymouths; therefore a car fitted with this accessory should not be penalized. tandard & Optional quipment BLVDR AVOY PLAZA MODL & BODY TYL Air Cleaner, oil-bath type Ash Receiver, front Automatic Choke Bumper Guards, front & rear Dual Outside Door Locks un Visor, left side W/ Wipers, electric, single speed Oilite fuel filter Crankcase Floating Oil Intake Chrome Belt Molding Arm rests, front Arm rests, rear Ash Receiver(s), rear Automatic Dome Light Horn Ring un Visor, right side Glove Box Lock Oil Filter xtended bezel headlight trim pecial Plastic 3-poke teering Wheel w/horn Ring Luggage Compart. ide Trim Panels Medallion, rear quarter panel Lower Body sill molding Rear fender top molding Two-tone paint Back-up lights, right & left Batteries, heavy-duty (120 & 135 amp) Bumper guards, special rear outer Cigar lighter Clock, electric Continental spare wheel mounting Directional signals xterior door trim panel *** Foam rubber seat cushion, front Foam rubber seat cushion, rear Gener ators, heavyduty (50&55 amp)glass, olex-tinted safety Heater & Defroster Hy-drive Oil filter, replaceable cartridge type+ Overdrive PowerFlite Power steering Power brakes Radio and antenna Rain hields, stainless steel (frt. doors) Tires, 4-ply whitewall (set of 5) Tires, 6-ply blackwall (set of 5) Wheel covers, disc tpe (set of 4) Wheel covers, simulated wire wheel (4) Wire wheels, chrome (set of 5) Wire wheels, painted (set of 5) Windshield washer Windshield wipers, 2-speed electric eat, auxiliary, rear 4-Door edan port Coupe ++ Convertible * Includes assist straps ** Center rear bumper guards not available on uburban models. *** Includes woodweave insert on convertible, painted (top color) insert on port Coupe. + tandard on models equipped with Hy-Drive ++Two courtesy lights on this model +++quipped with horn blowing bar. uburban * ** 4-Door edan Club edan Club Coupe 4-Door edan +++ N.A Club edan +++ N.A Bus. Coupe +++ N.A uburban +++ N.A ** = tandard = xtra Cost Optional Item = Not Available
Accessory Groups asy Vision Group, No. 352 (Available on all models) olex-tinted safety glass Windshield washer Back-up lights (2) Two-speed, dual electric windshield wipers Group No. 411 (Available for all body types except uburbans) Rain shields Directional signals Cigar lighter pecial rear outer bumper guards (2) Disc type wheel covers Group No. 412 (uburban models only) Rain shields Cigar lighter Disc type wheel covers Directional signals Hy-tyle Group, No. 413 (Convertible only) Rain shields Wheel covers-simulated Cigar lighter wire wheels (4) Woodweave exterior door Directional ignals panel trim pecial rear outer bumper guards (2) Taxicab Package, No. 343 (For models having standard 3-speed transmission) Commercial-duty chassis springs Heavy-duty shock absorbers Heavier gauge springs in seats and seat backs 10 in. clutch Battery heat shield Heavy-duty 135 ampere hour battery Taxicab Package, No. 344 (For models equipped with Hy-Drive or Overdrive) ame as Taxicab Package No. 343, with the following exceptions: equipped Models equipped with Hy-Drive...8 ½" Clutch Models equipped with Overdrive...9 1/4" Clutch 7
I. Interior Trim & Instruments, & K. Floor Covering INTRIOR TRIM COMBINATION 4 DOOR DAN AND PORT COUP eats: Diamond weave fabric central panels match lower body color. Doeskin vinyl bolsters match upper body color. Door Trim: Central panels are vinyl to match pattern of seat fabric. Top and bottom panels match seat bolsters. Head Liner: Plain fabric to match lower body color. Floor Mats: Wool carpeting, front and rear, in lower body color. Instrument Panel: Central island in upper body color. Area above island has No-Glare Finish matching lower body color. Area below island also matches lower body. teering Wheel: Three-spoke with horn ring. Background of decorative button matches lower body color, wheel matches upper body color. Garnish Mouldings: namel to match lower body color. ill Plates: Aluminum. CONVRTIBL AND UBURBAN eats: Doeskin vinyl matching lower body color for central panels. Woodweave pattern vinyl for bolsters and seat base. Door Trim: Central panels of vinyl match seat panels. Top and bottom panels are woodweave vinyl matching seat bolsters. Floor Mats: Convertible - wool carpeting, front and rear, in lower body color. uburban - wool carpeting front; and molded rubber mat, rear, in lower body color. Late uburbans had carpeting in rear passenger compartment Panel: Central island in an Mateo Wheat. Area above island has No-Glare Finish matching lower body color. Area below island also matches lower body. teering Wheel: Three-spoke with horn ring. Background of decorative button matches lower body color, wheel is an Mateo Wheat. Garnish Mouldings: namel to match lower body color.: uburban - Woodweave vinyl to match seat bolster. Cargo Compartment Mat (uburban) - Rubber moulded in Dark Blue, Dark Green, Dark Yellow or Coral. ill Plates: Aluminum (ome very early production had rubber sill plates). INTRIOR TRIM COMBINATION FOR BLU, GRAY, OR MAROON XTRIOR eats: Blue ladder weave fabric central panels with dark blue bolsters. Door Trim: Blue ladder weave central panel of vinyl with dark blue panels above and below. Headliner: Blue fabric. Floor Mats: Dark blue rubber molded to simulate carpet. 8
Instrument Panel: Dark blue w/light gray island. ntire area above island has No-Glare finish. teering Wheel: Two-spoke with horn ring-wheel finished in light gray. Garnish Moldings: Dark blue enamel. ill Plates: Rubber. ome late cars have aluminum. FOR GRN OR BLACK XTRIOR eats: Green ladder weave fabric central panels with dark green bolsters. Door Trim: Green ladder weave central panel of vinyl with dark green panels above and below. Headliner: Green fabric. Floor Mats: Dark green rubber molded to simulate carpet. Instrument Panel: Dark green with light green island. ntire area above instrument island has No-Glare finish. teering Wheel: Two-spoke with horn ring-wheel finished in light green. Garnish Molding: Dark green enamel. ill Plates: Rubber. ome late cars have aluminum. FOR BROWN OR BIG XTRIOR eats: Beige ladder weave fabric central panels with brown bolsters. Door Trim: Beige ladder weave central panel of vinyl with brown panels above and below. Headliner: Beige fabric. Floor Mats: Brown rubber molded to simulate carpet. Instrument Panel: Brown with beige island. ntire area above instrument island has No- Glare finish. teering Wheel: Two-spoke with horn ring-wheel finished in beige. Garnish Molding: Brown enamel. ill Plates: Rubber. ome late cars have aluminum. Plaza Models eats in the Plaza four-door sedan, club sedan and business coupe are upholstered in fabric carrying a blue or green pattern on gray. Both the color and the pattern of this material is carried into the door panels, where it is bordered top and bottom in a darker shade of plain vinyl. The head liner, garnish moldings, instrument panel and steering wheel blend into the color scheme. In the Plaza uburban, seats and panels are trimmed with vinyls in two-tone combinations of deep blue and a light shade of gray, or dark and light green. INTRIOR TRIM COMBINATION FOR BLU, GRAY, OR MAROON XTRIOR eats: Gray-blue fabric on all except uburban. uburban: Light & dark blue vinyl or solid dark blue. Door Trim: Two-tone blue and patterned blue-gray vinyl. uburban: Light and dark blue vinyl. Head liner: Blue cloth. uburban: Woven fiber. Floor Mats: Black molded rubber. Instrument Panel: Dark blue. Top half has No-Glare Finish. teering Wheel: Two-spoke with horn-blowing bar-wheel finished in light gray. Garnish Moldings: Dark blue enamel. ill Plates: Rubber. 9
FOR GRN OR BLACK XTRIOR eats: Gray-green fabric on all except uburban. uburban: Light & dark green vinyl or solid dark green. Door Trim: Two-tone green and patterned green-gray vinyl. uburban: Light and dark green vinyl. Head liner: Green cloth. uburban: Woven fiber. Floor Mats: Black molded rubber. Instrument Panel: Dark green. Top half has NoGlare Finish. teering Wheel: Two-spoke with horn-blowing bar-wheel finished in light gray. Garnish Moldings: Dark green enamel. ill Plates: Rubber. and tandard quipment 1954 marked the first use of Civil Defense markings on the radio at 640 and 1240 Kz. As this radio will interchange with the 1953, it should NOT be found in a 1953 model. All 1951 to 1954 models: with the addition of power brakes as an option on the 1954 models, a dealer retrofit kit was released to install power brakes on ALL 1952, 1952 and 1953 Plymouths; therefore a car fitted with this accessory should not be penalized. 1955-1956 (XCPT FURY) Air conditioning on V-8 only. Arm rests - front & rear (Plaza only, standard for other models, do not deduct points if not on Plaza cars) Back-up lights, bumper guards - rear, cigar lighter, clock - electric, turn signals, dual exhaust (all V-8), power pack (V-8 or 6 cylinder), dual horns, glass - tinted-olex, glove box lock, outside mounted mirrors, heater, luggage compartment side trim (Plaza & avoy only), luggage rack (uburban), overdrive or Powerflite Trans., power steering, power brakes, power seats, power windows, radio pushbutton 8 tube earch Tune, 9 tube Highway HiFi record player (with earch Tune only), rear seat speaker, tires - tubeless wide white walls, wheel covers (4 - full size covers, not small hub caps), windshield washer, windshield wiper - variable speed electric, fender skirts. (The Hi-Way Hi-Fi record player was first offered this year and should not be found in earlier models. It was offered as an option through at least 1961. I. Interior Trim and Instruments 1956 Fury has chrome window moulding. Has cloth insert on seats. 1956-1957 - 1958 Fury Options for the 1956 Fury were the same as on the standard Plymouth models, including; power steering, pwr. brakes, pwr. windows, pwr. seat, 2 spd. Powerflite transmission, air conditioning, 3 spd. std. trans. w/overdrive, radios, heater and seat belts. Note; factory equipped cars with air conditioning were trunk mounted units with 2 small scoops outside the rear window painted white as body color. There was no under the dash unit available from the factory. 10
1956 Fury standard features: dash mounted tachometer dual outside rear view mirrors outer rear bumper guards front courtesy lights deluxe oval exhaust extensions day-night inside mirror dual exhaust system heavy duty suspension backup lights rain guards above the vent windows silver V in center of grille variable speed wipers turbine wheel covers gold anodized side trim Jiffy Jet windshield washer 11" heavy duty brakes 1957 & 1958 Options for the 1957 & 1958 Fury were the same as std. Plymouth, incl. power steering, pwr. brakes, pwr. windows, pwr. seats, air cond., heater/defroster, 3 spd. torqueflite trans., seat belts. Note; The 1958 Fury had the 318 cu. in. V-8 w/2-4 bbl. cars. as std. and offered the 350 cu. in. V-8 B engine w/2-4 bbl. carbs as an option. A few cars were built with the 350 engine with fuel injection, but were recalled because of problems and were replaced w/2-4 bbl. carbs. 1957 & 1958 Fury standard features: 8-barrel carburation dual exhaust system H-D torsion bar suspension front & rear bumper wings special 2-tone steering wheel variable spd. wipers & washer back-up lights & turn signals built-in front arm rests padded dash & sun visors foam padded seats sweep second hand elect. clock dual outside mirrors chrome drip mouldings dash mounted rear view mirror I, J, & K Interior All three years of the Fury had special interiors of beige vinyl and cloth inserts as standard, there were no optional interiors available. 1956 Options for inside the 1956 Fury included pwr. steering, pwr. brakes, pwr. windows & seats, dash top mounted electric clock, pushbutton auto trans., overdrive std. trans., Deluxe push button radio, signal seeking radio, Hi-Fi Hiway record player w/16 rpm records, rear shelf mounted air cond., rear speaker, heater/defroster & seat belts. 1956 Fury standard features: 0-6000 RPM in dash tachometer black deep pile carpeting chrome inside window mouldings beige vinyl head liner and sun visors 60/40 split front seat back rolled & pleated center section of front & rear seat variable speed wipers satin black dash top & beige dash front Doeskin vinyl w/beige, black & chrome radio plate w/alum. panel gold cloth inserts on seats pecial stainless mouldings on door grey gas, brake & clutch pedals panels w/same mat l as seat deluxe black steering wheel day-night inside rear view mirror 11
1957 Options for the 1957 Fury incl. pwr. steering, brakes, windows and seat; 3 spd. push button auto. trans., overdrive std. trans., deluxe pushbutton radio, transistorized search tune radio, Hi-Fi HiWay record player, heater/defroster, rear speaker, air cond., and seat belts. 1957 Fury standard interior features. 60/40 split front seat back beige embossed head liner tan vinyl w/beige, black & gold 0-150 MPH speedometer cloth inserts on seats chrome inside window mouldings rolled & pleated center of seat cushions brown deep pile carpeting and backs spec. door panel mouldings w/fury black gas, brake & clutch pedal pads nameplate on each door electric clock in gauge pod 1958 Options for the 1958 Fury incl. pwr. steering, brakes, windows and seat; 3 spd. push button auto. trans., overdrive std. trans., custom pushbutton radio, heater/defroster, transistorized search tune radio, rear speaker, Hi-Fi HiWay record player w/45 RPM records, air cond., and seat belts. 1958 Fury standard interior features. brown & beige special steering wheel beige embossed head liner 60/40 split front seat back tan vinyl w/beige, black & gold 0-150 MPH speedometer cloth inserts on seats & doors chrome inside window mouldings pleating under seat back inserts brown deep pile carpeting spec. door panel mouldings w/fury black gas, brake & clutch pedal pads nameplate on each door electric clock in gauge pod 1957-1958 All vinyl interiors only possible on convertible, Deluxe uburban, and Custom uburban. K. Floor Covering Plaza & Deluxe uburbans - black mats. avoy & Custom uburbans - color keyed mats. Belvedere & port uburbans - color keyed, cut pile carpet. Fury - brown cut pile carpet only. 1959 Dual exhaust Padded instrument dash (standard on port Fury models) port deck (standard on port Fury) Deluxe steering wheel plastic 2 tone (standard on port Fury) un visors left & right wivel seats Dual outside mirrors Owners name plate on glove compartment VIN Number not on door panel for 1959, it is under the hood. 12